This one's for the Americans
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What are your thoughts on suburban chicken ownership? I'm wholly uninterested, I need another creature to keep alive like I need another hole in the head, but my wife and daughter are really into the idea.
That's essentially what I have been doing. You'd be surprised how many predators still roam the suburbs though. I have lost chickens to raccoons, opossums, hawks, dogs and foxes.
My only real suggestion is check your zoning. I was operating in a kind of grey area but I have known people who had to get rid of their chickens to avoid daily fines. Getting well set up for chickens is a bit of work, I wouldn't want to do that in vain.
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$5 is pretty high for me. Even Dollar General is $4, and that's for lazy shopping. Aldi is still $3 I think?
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We get eggs by the dozen, or half dozen. I've never seen a ten pack.
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We get eggs by the dozen, or half dozen. I've never seen a ten pack.
AI strikes again.
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We get eggs by the dozen, or half dozen. I've never seen a ten pack.
In Germany 10 packs are common
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We wanted chickens so badly this year but with H5N1 spreading and owning 3 cats (which seem to have a high death rate from H5N1) I'm still not sure if it's a great idea. If anyone can convince me though I would still happily get chickens.
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To be fair, lots of animals like to kill chickens. I've lost dozens to predators. And I'm committed to free range, I don't want to keep chickens locked in a small coop/run all the time. I still lock them up at night and they appreciate that. I actually have zero at the moment, waiting for spring to start over after some dogs jumped over my fence and killed all of mine. I still get free eggs from my sister though. Oh, and you can't suggest chicken ownership without disclosing all of the chicken shit. It's almost mountains of chicken shit.
I had 7 and am down to 2 because of a coyote.
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Dude, we tried to get coffee before it went up... It had already went from $12 to $16!
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My inspiration exactly, haha
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We get eggs by the dozen, or half dozen. I've never seen a ten pack.
anything but metric
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Unfortunately good feed is more expensive than the chicken.
don't they eat scraps?
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Top tier
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don't they eat scraps?
Scraps and foraging are a great addition to their diet! But to keep them laying for many years they need a feed that supplements calcium. Making egg shells will leech calcium from their bones and they'll live short lives if they don't have enough in their feed. I like feeding a mash of soy, corn and other vitamins.